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I ' as if it would be a dramatic finish . . f f hi rrus ortunes 0 tS major n~a s ~n Lansivuori cam e in for fuel th e next t he first race, but proved h IS WIn lap , and was on his way again in 16 was not just luck by leading the second seconds, but that let both Agostini and race from start to finish. Cecotto through. tho ugh both had to Finn Teuvo Lansivuori (Sui) led the stop sometime for fuel . But Agostini was trying hard to build up a sizeahle first 100 mile race from the flag fall with Cecotto Iin second place, Kenny lead. He broke the lap record on the Roberts third, Yvon DuH amel fourth, 20th lap with one minute 58.2 seconds : Englishman Mick Grant fifth and Th en in one dramatic lap both Agostini Giacomo Agostini sixth. After two laps and Lansivuori were in trouble. Lansivuori 's lead was up to five seconds Giacomo pulled into the pits for what over Cecotto, and he was still pulling looked like an ordinary fuel stop. but a cylinder head bolt had broken and he away. Roberts was closing the gap was out. b e t w e e n himself and th e South American teenager, and both Agostini At th e same time Lan sivuori had a nd h i s Y am a h a teammate Hideo crashed on the back of th e circuit. He remounted. and rejoined th e ra ce in Kan ay a had for ced past DuH amel and Grant both ' on Kawasakis, to take t hird pl ace, well behind Cecotto, but fourth and fif th places. close to Patrick Pon s' Yamah a in second Fi rs t m ajor shock as Lansivuori spot. continued to ex tend his lead with lap Cecotto ca me in fo r his extra fuel o n times c ons isten tly around the two the 24th lap. and wi th a spectac ular minutes mark, was th e retirement of "wheelie" he was off through the pi t DuHamel. The water co oled Kawasaki la n e , ont o th e tr a c k wi th out had run su c c essfull y at ' On ta ri o . su rre nde ring his lead . . It took La nsivuori five laps to p ass Daytona and Imola practice without Pons. but by then the race was all over seizure, but the two stroke "nipped up" o n th e fifth lap, sh ortly after te ammate and Cecotto won by over a full minute Jim Evans had been for ced out with a from the unlucky Finn. Pons hung onto a co mfo rtab le third similar engine failure. At this stage of the 32 lap race ' p l a c e . while Steve Baker couldn 't Roberts had overtaken Cecotto to move prevent Cecotto lapping him four laps into second place, but he looked from the end. unlikely to catch Lansivuori who was Fifth h o m e w as Mi c k G rant's riding superbly. Agostini. on the other Kawasaki after he had battled to overcome that re -fueling problem, with ha nd, was lapping quickest of all. He rapidly caught the Roberts-Cecotto Dave Po tt er . in great discomfort with a battle and to the cheers of the 100,000 head 'cold, sixth just in front of fans he took both to grab second Australian Jack Findlay. positi on . American teamster Phil McDonald Nine lap s had been raced, and was eighth. but his fellow countryman Lansivuori's lead over Agostini was 12 Randy Cleek stopped with his Yamaha seconds, and the Italian began to carve a main bearing gone two laps from the second a lap off that margin . lap-by-lap. flag after trying desperately to coax the But just as Agostini was catching sick machine home. La n s ivu o r i , Cecotto , well clear of Not so lu cky was En glishman Paul Roberts, was catching him. . Smart. Paul, a previous winner of this Less than 10 seconds separated th e race, had scr aped through to qualify on leading three riders after 15 laps. but the works Ducati. But in his first race Kenny Roberts was out of t he race. He since breaking both legs in a crash at had injured his hand in his Oulton Par k Mallory Park. he fell when th e Italian cr ash during the John Pl ayer twin locked up. and broke his left leg Transatlantic series. and finall y unable again . Onl y 27 st arters lined up for th e start to use the clutch he had to call it a da y. U p into fourth position moved o f the second 32 lap leg of t he Imola Kanaya who had b een battling for the 200. with Ag ostini, Roberts. and past few laps with Fren ch star Patrick Kanaya among those not st arting. Pons. Poor Mick Gran t did not mak e it Cecotto was still battling to catch either. A crac ked piston was discovered Agostini. He lapped in one minute 58.8 on Barry Dit chburn 's machine, and after seconds, just a fr action short of the stripping Grant's engine there was a record, and less than a second and a half serious water lea k still unrepaired when separated hi m from the Italian World the time came for the start. His first leg Champion. fifth place was totally wasted. Mick Grant w as first of the The other K awasakis were out leaderboard men to come in for fuel. though, but the st art was held up for but the quick-filler did not work the some time while Barry Ditchburn and first time and he lost 40 seconds and six South African Kork Batlingron did their pla ces through the mistake. compulsory warm up lap. The re maining 25 starters were all G rant's misfortune let American straining at the leash till this pair joined Steve Baker through into sixth place on yet another 750 Yam ah a. Only the grid. But when the flag fell Lansivuori , in the lead on the Lansivuori was still on the grid after the b e autifull y prepared Su zuki was engine had stalled. He was pushed into - preven ting a Yamaha walkover. life and joined the race nearly a minute Bu t Yamah a took a blow when down on Cecotto. Lansivuori's chance Ka.naya cra shed heavily at the pits of overall victory had gone! 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